EC’s intervention sought over anomaly in poll rolls
- | Friday | 20th September, 2019
Avneet KaurJalandhar, September 19As the process of revision as well verification of electoral rolls is underway, some residents from rural areas have pointed out an anomaly in electoral rolls and have appealed to the Election Commission for its intervention. As per residents, a large number of families residing in different villages of the region have shifted to nearby towns long ago but have not got their votes shifted to their actual place of residence. They said this trend has been adopted by people in the state keeping in view their vested interest in the panchayat elections. He further alleged that booth level officers (BLO) were aware of this trend but they never report it to the District Election Officer. Another resident Kuldeep Singh of Begowal said: “My neighbours shifted to Mohali around three years ago.
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